Rating

4.1 out of 5

Aroma

4 out of 5

Appearance

4.2 out of 5

Taste

3.8 out of 5

Palate

Total

4

4 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Townsite Brewing Inc.
• Beer Style: Fruit Beer, Sour Ale, Witbier
• Pros:

  A rather tart, well flavoured blackberry beer

• Cons:

  Rather simple and very sour

• Conclusion:

  A light and refreshing, while very sour blackberry wheat ale

Townsite Brewing Inc. – Sour Series Blackberry Wheat Ale Review

From Powell River BC, Townsite Brewing has spread its wings and diversified its blackberry beer portfolio to include a new, second beer. As a part of the Sour Series of beers the Blackberry Wheat is a new, Fruit Sour offering from The Sunshine Coast. From the bottle the beer pours as a vibrant, pinkish red colour with three fingers of quick to disperse head. After leaving no trace of lacing on the glass the Sour Blackberry Wheat smells of a sharp tartness along with a light raspberry sweetness and Belgian wheat. The Sour tones come through rather strong but somehow in a light and refreshing manner. The body is bigger than expected and the tartness follows the same precedent. A puckering sour tone hits the tongue with a blackberry tone and very mild sweetness. The Witbier base is relatively mellow and unobtrusive allowing the sour blackberry tones to come through in full force. This is not a big sour beer, it is a sour-sour beer. It is quite refreshing and the tartness is a kick that is both unique and tasty.

Alcohol – 5.5%
IBU – 18
Size – 650ml
Price – $7.90 (Craft Retailer)
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